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there were people in law from conference rooms where they could get an internet connection. people working at starbucks where they could get an internet connection, people working at their kitchen tables around town. all of a sudden, around april 1 we start moving into our headquarters finally. this is six weeks away from the announcement or maybe even longer. just this big space, far bigger than this room, about three times the size of this room on the whole floor of a high-rise building in chicago. it was remarkable. we did not have everybody in yet, but we were still getting our servers up. we had phones ringing and people try to answer phones. we had e-mail coming into our e- mail address and did not even have a system to receive e-mail in a real way that. you that. we had mail coming in but we did not have a budget yet. we had constituency leaders calling our political department because they wanted to have time with the candidate. we had fund-raisers. we had to raise money with this little-known barack obama brand against what was really a mismatch against hillary clin
there were people in law from conference rooms where they could get an internet connection. people working at starbucks where they could get an internet connection, people working at their kitchen tables around town. all of a sudden, around april 1 we start moving into our headquarters finally. this is six weeks away from the announcement or maybe even longer. just this big space, far bigger than this room, about three times the size of this room on the whole floor of a high-rise building in...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never n
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>>guest: the law says you must give two months notice. that would be the friday before election day. the administration doesn't want the lay off notices so earlier this year, this summer, they said the defense contractors, lockheed market, you don't need to send the notices and look heed said i am not seeing a lost specifics as far as preventing us from going forward with not doing it so on friday the administration offered to pick up the liability because this is the law as well as the costs of limiting the guys go if the layoffs happen. this is a lost deal making, a lot of politics in this situation because the defense contractors big in virginia which is a battle ground state. >>neil: can they do that? is that legal? >>guest: well, republicans say no, republicans are saying the white house is playing politics with this. the g.o.p. is going to go on the offense on the sequester. they note that the house republicans have passed a plan that would hold off the cuts and would replace them with other cuts. the administration has not adopted
>>guest: the law says you must give two months notice. that would be the friday before election day. the administration doesn't want the lay off notices so earlier this year, this summer, they said the defense contractors, lockheed market, you don't need to send the notices and look heed said i am not seeing a lost specifics as far as preventing us from going forward with not doing it so on friday the administration offered to pick up the liability because this is the law as well as the...
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i have to deal with law as it is now. the law says we have a fund a certain amount for retirements and for, for retiree health benefits. we're fully funded on retirements. we're overfunded by $11 billion in one of our accounts. we're trying to fund retiree health benefits, promises to your point made to people and that is part of what we're looking to do to make the law change. melissa: you have to cut labor costs. that is point three. 80% of the your cost is labor. you have to eliminate something like 100,000 people. are you going to be able to do that? >> we, in the year 2000, we had 800,000 people on the rolls. today we have 528,000. we already reduced the headcount by about 35 thousand people. we done it through attrition and done it maintaining infrastructure. same number of post office, five days of delivery. our people are much more product they have than they were today. our goal is to get to 400,000. you get 400,000. that is a five-day delivery. that pulls the costs down, makes us profitable and helps to us contr
i have to deal with law as it is now. the law says we have a fund a certain amount for retirements and for, for retiree health benefits. we're fully funded on retirements. we're overfunded by $11 billion in one of our accounts. we're trying to fund retiree health benefits, promises to your point made to people and that is part of what we're looking to do to make the law change. melissa: you have to cut labor costs. that is point three. 80% of the your cost is labor. you have to eliminate...
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they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second-class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing condition. you would give away their right to contraceptives. you'll get all these benefits away so that you can make a political point against the president. that is not good for texas and is not good for the united states. it shows a real fundamental lack of understanding. obamacare -- your complaints about obamacare, you have this conspiracy theory about the president, and you did not like the process. the end result is good things for people, living, breathing people and children. do not give away our benefits so you can make a political point. >
they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second-class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing...
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when it comes to social security and tax law and visitation and adoption. as long as there are two classes of citizenship we have work to do. there is an urgency. this is a mission. it is not a gay mission or a straight mission. it is not a black mission or a white mission. this is the american mission. the lies of this battle are not demarcated on any map. they run from neighborhood and towns all over this nation. as long as there are children in pain in their own neighborhoods and communities, reluctant and fearful. as long as their are two people in love the stand before god and their fellow man but cannot declare themselves married just like their brothers and sisters. as long as this humiliation is heaped upon people who refused to be victims, and know they will be victors. we have work to do to get to that point. this is a call. i see this in new jersey. we are battling in that ranch. new jersey is a state line. i am a prisoner of hope. no person, no organization can stand in the way of this country as it marches toward freedom, opportunity, and equal
when it comes to social security and tax law and visitation and adoption. as long as there are two classes of citizenship we have work to do. there is an urgency. this is a mission. it is not a gay mission or a straight mission. it is not a black mission or a white mission. this is the american mission. the lies of this battle are not demarcated on any map. they run from neighborhood and towns all over this nation. as long as there are children in pain in their own neighborhoods and...
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and new scooter laws go into effect in maryland today l as well. now all scooter and moped wearers have to wear a helmet and eye protection. scoot erers and mopeds will havo have insurance, just like a car. >>> gay marriage will be on the card for the supreme court today. president clinton signed the law which states the federal government will only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. the court will also hear a case that challenges whether race should be a factor in college admissions. a white student sued the university of texas after she claims she was rejected unfairly. >> there were people in my class with lower grades who weren't in all the activities i was in who were being accepted into ut, and the only other difference between us was the color of our skin. >> the best way to get to racial diversity is to consider race in an individualized way that looks at the whole applicant. >> six of the supreme court justices attended a special mass yesterd yesterday. the traditional red mass takes place the sunday before the supreme court be
and new scooter laws go into effect in maryland today l as well. now all scooter and moped wearers have to wear a helmet and eye protection. scoot erers and mopeds will havo have insurance, just like a car. >>> gay marriage will be on the card for the supreme court today. president clinton signed the law which states the federal government will only recognize marriages between a man and a woman. the court will also hear a case that challenges whether race should be a factor in college...
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at what point is there a law of diminishing returns? guest: if your campaign has the money, you cannot go quiet. i think he would be at a disadvantage, if they go dark. more importantly, to answer the question, the vote in ohio is today, this week. these candidates are doing everything that they can, restructuring to some degree. mitt romney and the president talking directly to the camera, making their appeal. i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where, commercial after commercial, candidates have a presence. this is key to their strategy. host: coming after just one debate, there are two more scheduled. is it a good idea to have early voting when this race could change for the president or for mitt romney? guest: personally, i think it is a good idea to have early voting. it is important to provide that for the convenience of the voters. the jury is still out to the extent as to if early voting increases turned out, but what we have seen across the country in recent decades and recent years is a sharp u
at what point is there a law of diminishing returns? guest: if your campaign has the money, you cannot go quiet. i think he would be at a disadvantage, if they go dark. more importantly, to answer the question, the vote in ohio is today, this week. these candidates are doing everything that they can, restructuring to some degree. mitt romney and the president talking directly to the camera, making their appeal. i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where,...
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another couple thousand the second day and a few members were even told that there would be martial law in america if we voted no. all right it may be history now but does someone on a reported treasury secretary short list or more than one person make a bank bailout two point zero is sound all too plausible we'll discuss let's get to today's capital account. capital account is an economic show rarely ever or do we delve into the space of politics or foreign policy despite being situated in the nerve center of pax americana we find the independence granted to us through such detachment to be worth more than the benefits of opining on matters of state will leave that to the fox news is of the world but tonight as you know two candidates are vying for the presidency in two thousand and twelve and they take this stage and what has become an annual circus of sorts for political pundits and a source perhaps of indigestion for some of the rest of us and today we also have a guest whose job it is to forecast trends not just economic but political geo political social and cultural so it's a goo
another couple thousand the second day and a few members were even told that there would be martial law in america if we voted no. all right it may be history now but does someone on a reported treasury secretary short list or more than one person make a bank bailout two point zero is sound all too plausible we'll discuss let's get to today's capital account. capital account is an economic show rarely ever or do we delve into the space of politics or foreign policy despite being situated in the...
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we are still giving him money and are you surprised the muslim brotherhood said islam is our law shirea the way. highest calling. that has been their motto. he didn't see it coming? >> maybe he likeses that. billions of dollars goes to egypt. billions of dollars. >> we continue to bpay them. why didn't he protect mubarak? other people say in the same position as mub bamub back say y should i be defending the united states. if the tied goes against me they are going to push me out also. when you talk about foreign policy and foreign policy presidents i think he goes down as the worst in the history of this country. >> this is their foreign policy. we couldn't show the body of bin laden. but he can tiell everyone he killed bin laden. the trailer to a movie nobody has seen and then the spokesman says oh no every embassy, tunisia, sudan, cairo, libya, two navy seals ambassador killed and jay carney says this. they are not attacking america. >> this wis a fairly volatile situation it is in response not to the united states policies, not to obviously the administration, not to the american pe
we are still giving him money and are you surprised the muslim brotherhood said islam is our law shirea the way. highest calling. that has been their motto. he didn't see it coming? >> maybe he likeses that. billions of dollars goes to egypt. billions of dollars. >> we continue to bpay them. why didn't he protect mubarak? other people say in the same position as mub bamub back say y should i be defending the united states. if the tied goes against me they are going to push me out...
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enterprise institute is hosting a discussion on whether or not approval -- google is violating antitrust laws. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls. the presidential campaign returns to virginia. president obama will hold an event at george mason university. that is live at 10:45 eastern. just after 11:30 eastern, we will bring you mitt romney from southwestern virginia. southwestern virginia. in about 45
enterprise institute is hosting a discussion on whether or not approval -- google is violating antitrust laws. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls. the presidential campaign returns to virginia. president obama will hold an event at george mason university. that is live at 10:45 eastern. just after 11:30 eastern, we will bring you mitt romney from southwestern virginia. southwestern virginia. in about 45
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the cuts will be made unless they change the law which they failed to do. even though they had a committee designated to change it they didn't. they want to us believe after the election they will have the political courage they didn't have before. but where is the guarantee of that? >> it's nowhere. instead of dealing with the real problem they are out scurrying around trying to worrying about thed a-on problem like the pink slip problem. the poor people at lockheed martin are saying tell me what's going to happen. will i have a job or not. at the end of the dayn if the department of imagine the and budget is covering this koits's a forced campaign contribution. i don't know how else to characterize it. megyn: the omb is trying to say it's never going to happen because the politicians in washington will come to their senses and pass the law that eliminates these defense cuts so you won't get fired. but most people believe that's the case, where is the guarantee of that. >> when they are 60 days out and there is no resolution in sight they are obligate to s
the cuts will be made unless they change the law which they failed to do. even though they had a committee designated to change it they didn't. they want to us believe after the election they will have the political courage they didn't have before. but where is the guarantee of that? >> it's nowhere. instead of dealing with the real problem they are out scurrying around trying to worrying about thed a-on problem like the pink slip problem. the poor people at lockheed martin are saying...
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law from going into effect election's day. it was a ploy to defeat president obama by making it harder for the elderly and minorities to vote. the judge ruled there was not enough time to enact the law to make sure some voters were not disenfranchised. >>> in less than 24 hours, president obama and mitt romney will square off in their presidential debates. both have been behind closed doors rehearsing for the first face-to-face meeting and tom fit earl has more. >> reporter: it's been interesting. publicly, both of these campaigns have been downplaying the importance of the first debate. the president is not going as -- is going as far as saying he's all right in these kinds of forums. clearly, what we know, is that these debates are important n. a race where the polls are putting the president ahead and not out of reach of mitt romney, it's the challenge who may have more to gain and lose. the president took a break from two days of debate rehearsals to visit one of his own campaign offices in las vegas. he brought pizza to t
law from going into effect election's day. it was a ploy to defeat president obama by making it harder for the elderly and minorities to vote. the judge ruled there was not enough time to enact the law to make sure some voters were not disenfranchised. >>> in less than 24 hours, president obama and mitt romney will square off in their presidential debates. both have been behind closed doors rehearsing for the first face-to-face meeting and tom fit earl has more. >> reporter: it's...
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i really -- when i teach constitutional law and i deal with the issue offed sodomy and the laws against it in the united states, i ask the students why was it banned? okay? it's not just -- sodomy applies to both homo sexual intercourse, and i asked why was it banned in the united states? it was a dearly held belief, in which i share, which is when people get together to express love through sexuality, it should be an expression of love and not just the need to have a physical release because when -- we're using another human being for our own pleasure. i find that immoral, all right? however, it is absolutely true that what you're talking about does -- is not an effective form of birth control as what is provided through other scientific means. i can't sit here and let you say it's valid. everything i read shows me not. people shouldn't have sex just to have sex. on the other hand, that doesn't mean they shouldn't protect their family and children from having more pregnancies than they can support: when i look at the poverty in the world in africa, asia, and south america, i'm appalled
i really -- when i teach constitutional law and i deal with the issue offed sodomy and the laws against it in the united states, i ask the students why was it banned? okay? it's not just -- sodomy applies to both homo sexual intercourse, and i asked why was it banned in the united states? it was a dearly held belief, in which i share, which is when people get together to express love through sexuality, it should be an expression of love and not just the need to have a physical release because...
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the administration is telling companies to break the law. get this. the president is putting you -- yes, you -- on hook to pay the legal bills for the businesses violating the law. here's the facts. sequestration hits in three months. the reason, neither the president nor congress is doing their job to keep us from going off the fiscal cliff. defense contractors have to make cuts. by law, they must warn employees if their jobs are on the line, but the obama administration is now telling companies hold on, don't warn anyone yet. an obama administration memo says if a company gets sued for breaking the law, the labor department -- that means you -- will cover the legal bill. so is president obama pledging taxpayer money to push this back until after the election to give himself political cover? joining us is haley barbour. welcome, governor. why is he doing this. >> the law is clear, because the sequestration, companies are going to make layoffs, they have to give notice. the obama administration is telling, don't tell anybody you're going to get laid o
the administration is telling companies to break the law. get this. the president is putting you -- yes, you -- on hook to pay the legal bills for the businesses violating the law. here's the facts. sequestration hits in three months. the reason, neither the president nor congress is doing their job to keep us from going off the fiscal cliff. defense contractors have to make cuts. by law, they must warn employees if their jobs are on the line, but the obama administration is now telling...
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the future trading commission and its effort to implement portions of the dodd-frank financial reform law. the judge rejected regulations that would have capped the amount of positions a trader can hold and the size of that position in various commodities. the chairman of the cftc says he's disappointed by the ruling and the agency is looking for new ways to get their way. well, my next guest says the dismal economic news of the week remits no significant -- represents no significant change, just more of the same as the economy continues to slip. joining us now, wall street legislate, his tore your, lures lerman. lou, i'm looking at the number, and the dow jones industrial, and this is stunning stuff. up almost 10%, 9.8%, year-to-date. the s&p up 14.56%. the nasdaq up almost 20%, up 19.62%. these are incredibly glorious numbers. aren't you happy? [laughter] >> well, i'm happy about the results. of course, for everybody who profited by it, but unhappy about the techniques by which the market has been floated into, you know, 10%-15% increases in value. this is a federal reserve system money
the future trading commission and its effort to implement portions of the dodd-frank financial reform law. the judge rejected regulations that would have capped the amount of positions a trader can hold and the size of that position in various commodities. the chairman of the cftc says he's disappointed by the ruling and the agency is looking for new ways to get their way. well, my next guest says the dismal economic news of the week remits no significant -- represents no significant change,...
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the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with different models of trying to deal with punishment once we understand people have wrong selections. i think those are all interesting questions, but is there free will? well, the fact that almost everybody in the audience raised either their right or left hand contemplated it and were quickly able to act and respond. that to me says, yes, there is. now what do we want to do about it? now that we understand that those of us in the audience or up here that like chocolate cake may not have control over it, how do we want to acc
the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with...
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took an oath of office to enforce all of the laws. and that includes drugs and illegal immigration. >> geraldo: i'm sorry. won six, not five. i misstated that. how do the polls show you now? >> i don't know. i don't take polls. i know what the people feel in this county. and i expect to win but i don't take any deep redirect. i work hard. 50 years in law enforcement. 20 as the sheriff. by the way, we talk about the problems at the border, i was the director of the u.s. drug enforcement in mexico coe city, texas and arizona so i think i know where the border is and i have an interest in the problems that the border that comes in to maricopa county. we just arrested five more smugglers here. they are still coming in from the border. and we still have to do something about it. >> geraldo: the one beef i had with you, is that the impression is that arizona is like getting this tsunami of illegal immigrants and that it is causing all kind of property crime and crimes against people in arizona and look at the statistics and you guys are hav
took an oath of office to enforce all of the laws. and that includes drugs and illegal immigration. >> geraldo: i'm sorry. won six, not five. i misstated that. how do the polls show you now? >> i don't know. i don't take polls. i know what the people feel in this county. and i expect to win but i don't take any deep redirect. i work hard. 50 years in law enforcement. 20 as the sheriff. by the way, we talk about the problems at the border, i was the director of the u.s. drug...
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the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have
the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have
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how do we take account for that in law? that's, i think, the interesting struggle that neuroscience presents us with, but it doesn't change the issue of free will. in fact, we have just as robust of evidence from neuroscience that supports this concept of action which is what we punish for in law to begin with. >> and, doctor, would you like to comment on that last? >> no. [laughter] >> i would like to raise an issue. theoretically, that may all be true. there is a problem in distinguishing and differentiating those who are compelled to act from, based on their desires and those who are not. and so if you can't define and it's not just simply defining in the brain, but it's defining it genetic, environmentally, contextually, you're defining it in terms of time, if you study their brain today but they committed the act six months ago, a year ago or 10 years ago, so the legal question ultimately is not theoretically whether we can distinguish preferences from action, but whether we can identify those either before the fact or
how do we take account for that in law? that's, i think, the interesting struggle that neuroscience presents us with, but it doesn't change the issue of free will. in fact, we have just as robust of evidence from neuroscience that supports this concept of action which is what we punish for in law to begin with. >> and, doctor, would you like to comment on that last? >> no. [laughter] >> i would like to raise an issue. theoretically, that may all be true. there is a problem in...
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take uprd will also issues of gay marriage and voter id laws. -- a fun giving celebrate the fall season. 46 you have a chance to win four tickets to cox farms fall festival and four tickets to -- to fields fear fear. 02 our facebook page. we will announce the winner. .to our facebook page >> adam caskey was the farm on friday. i'm dying for some apple cider. >> its great to see the farm animals and have some family fun. its a little chilly outside at this hour. talking about conditions in the bad, clear skies the low toatures in mid 50's across the region. fog be our biggest concern this morning. inare seeing that developing n maryland and northern virginia. visibility down to a quarter mile or less in some areas. tech out your temperature is now. gaithersburg and frederick, 43 in martinsburg. we will gradually warmed up throughout the day. are in between two systems. had sprinkles late yesterday evening. you can see that right here. pulling away from us. to take its place, clouds on the western should be arriving later on today. the rain has been heavy across parts of the deep south. a
take uprd will also issues of gay marriage and voter id laws. -- a fun giving celebrate the fall season. 46 you have a chance to win four tickets to cox farms fall festival and four tickets to -- to fields fear fear. 02 our facebook page. we will announce the winner. .to our facebook page >> adam caskey was the farm on friday. i'm dying for some apple cider. >> its great to see the farm animals and have some family fun. its a little chilly outside at this hour. talking about...
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courts for serious international law violations. the statute actually remained dormant for nearly 200 years, until the lawyers for the center of constitutional rights, in the mid 1970's, under it did when researching possible responses to the maya lin massacre. in the 1970's, a woman track down the police chief who had brutally tortured and killed her beloved 17-year-old brother while he was in peril why, simply because he was the son of the general's political opponents appeared on her behalf, the center for constitutional rights sued this police chief in the united states, and that produced a ruling in the court of appeals here in new york, which enshrined in the alien tour statute in u.s. law and made clear, until the decision of the supreme court, that foreigners could sue in u.s. courts for the most egregious human rights violations. >> i want to turn to ken saro- wiwa. in 2009, shell reached a settlement with the family for $15 million. the trial look at human rights violations. he was the founding member and president of the
courts for serious international law violations. the statute actually remained dormant for nearly 200 years, until the lawyers for the center of constitutional rights, in the mid 1970's, under it did when researching possible responses to the maya lin massacre. in the 1970's, a woman track down the police chief who had brutally tortured and killed her beloved 17-year-old brother while he was in peril why, simply because he was the son of the general's political opponents appeared on her behalf,...
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. >> we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. i won't chip away at them. >> he did not. in 2004 governor romney signed the permanent assault weapons ban in massachusetts. then mitt romney decided to run for president. he started prepping himself for the republican presidential primary and then, of course, things got hilarious on the subject of guns. mr. romney said in a debate with "the boston globe," quote, i have a gun of my own. i go hunting myself. to which someone in the room replied, and i quote, excuse me, but isn't that your son josh's gun? yes, yes, it was. on the campaign trail, mr. romney touted it by saying he was a lifetime member of the nra. he would brag about that. that was sort of true. he joined the nra as a lifetime member in august 2006, just before announcing his presidential run. lifetime isn't the same thing as lifelong when it comes to membership in the nra. you too could become a member of the nra simply by giving them $1,000. when asked about his recent membership, mr. romney explained, q
. >> we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. i won't chip away at them. >> he did not. in 2004 governor romney signed the permanent assault weapons ban in massachusetts. then mitt romney decided to run for president. he started prepping himself for the republican presidential primary and then, of course, things got hilarious on the subject of guns. mr. romney said in a debate with "the boston globe," quote, i have a gun of my own. i go hunting myself....
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laws. this month the justices will consider a case involving the university of texas and the use of racial preferences in college admissions. >> several new laws in effect in maryland. parents should know that starting today, children under 8 years old must sit in a child safety seat until they're at least 4'9". >> for more information on any of these stories, you can visit our website, wjla.com. all you have to do is look for our "monday express" tab. >> all right, and now we're going to turn things over to angela foster. she has what you need to know about traffic. angela, what's going on? >> for the monday morning drive, you may see patchy fog out there reduced visibility. on the beltway in maryland there is a vehicle fire blocking the right lane on the outer loop at kenilworth avenue and northbound 395. the accident is on the shoulder, but delays start in springfield and continue to seminary road. jacqui? >> and it's a foggy start this morning. that's a look at frostburg, 38 degrees. an
laws. this month the justices will consider a case involving the university of texas and the use of racial preferences in college admissions. >> several new laws in effect in maryland. parents should know that starting today, children under 8 years old must sit in a child safety seat until they're at least 4'9". >> for more information on any of these stories, you can visit our website, wjla.com. all you have to do is look for our "monday express" tab. >> all...
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the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime cannot own a gun. in alexandria, the genon power good.is closing for it's taking with it more than 100 jobs. say the closing d not come soon enough. john gonzalez explains how this decision will impact the community. >> 16th thousand tons of sulfur dioxide, 242 tons of carbon monoxide. >> congressman jim moran is stating the different toxins from the power plant. >> there were problems here for community. >> the largest source of air pollution in the d.c. area for decades. neighbors claim the ash has put the health of thousands in danger. many people have suffered from the healt
the court will consider taking marriage,ues of gay voter id laws, and abortion. the justices also are considering a case this month involves the university of texas and the use of affirmative admissions.llege in maryland, several new laws today.ing effect under eight have to sit seats unlessty least 4 foot 9 inches tall. mopeds and motor scooters will have to be titled and get a decal. employers cannot ask employees -- or applicants for usernames or passwords. convicted of a violent crime...
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law enforcement is already stretched thin. so the notion that we're going to enforce the new speed limits a lot better than the old speed limits is just false. >> well, that's what texas -- in texas they have a highway near austin, a stretch of highway where they will raise the speed limit to 85 miles per hour, and the texas department of transportation says, hey, we can do that because the highway was built expressly for people going fast and it is safer. how do you respond to that? >> i am sure that they have designed this highway well. people will be able to travel faster. it is safer than the old highways. it would be even safer if the speed limit were 80 miles an hour or if were 75 miles an hour. >> so you're trying to maintain the 55 miles per hour speed limit. are you fighting a losing battle? >> i think politically we are fighting a losing battle. the thing that i think concerns me most is that when we look at our 55 miles per hour highways, people are really exceeding the speed limit there. this is something that peop
law enforcement is already stretched thin. so the notion that we're going to enforce the new speed limits a lot better than the old speed limits is just false. >> well, that's what texas -- in texas they have a highway near austin, a stretch of highway where they will raise the speed limit to 85 miles per hour, and the texas department of transportation says, hey, we can do that because the highway was built expressly for people going fast and it is safer. how do you respond to that?...
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they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get some of the materials in there that are really unconstitutional. that is a continuing issue in many local communities that is not often looked at and should be spotted. >> i guess i should throw in a word or two about vouchers. so we do oppose them. on the legal front in the course of the supreme court is set under the federal constitution, they are permissible. so the battle in the courts now is in the states, using state funds and state constitutions, which in many instances are more good as the antiestablishment print as the an
they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get...
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they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you will give away free screening for seniors. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. -- the exception. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be treated as second-class citizens, as if they have a pre-existing condition. you would give away their right to contraceptives. you'll get all these benefits away so that you can make a political point against the president. that is not good for texas and is not good for the united states. it shows a real fundamental lack of understanding. obamacare -- yourobamacare -- ys about obamacare, you have this conspiracy theory about the president, and you did not like the process. the end result is good things for people, living, breathing people and childre
they are law. we do not have to agree about them. we do not have to give anyone leverage to do that. we do not have to deal with insurance lobbyists. we are ready won. you give away closing the prescription donut hole. you will give away free screening for seniors. you'll give away pre-existing conditions. -- the exception. you give away, and children under age 26. you give away the fact that they cannot deny coverage simply because we get sick. you give away the right of women not to be...
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but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie rose has been provided by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. be more, pbs.
but we need the right technology and the right laws. >> rose: the book is called broken ballots, will your vote count? written by douglas jones and barbara simons, thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: pleasure to have you here. >> it was really nice. >> rose: thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> rose: funding for charlie rose has been provided by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. and american express. additional funding...